Broom-rack.



H. M. DRAPER.

BROOM RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16. 1914.

1,223,043. Patented Apr. 17,1917.

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HAROLD M. DRAPER, or RICH OND, VIRGINIA.

BROOM-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

Application filed tra is, 1.914. serial No. stint.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD M. DRAPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom- Racks; and I do hereby declare the'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to broom racks and more particularly to suspended broom racks for displaying brooms and like articles for sale. One object of the invention is to'provide a rack having a body portion provided with a rigid member, and flexible members for embracing the articles and cooperating with the rigid member for frictionally retaining the articles upon the rack, and also providing for the lateral swinging movement of the articles, but at the same time preventing the accidental displacement of the articles from the rack. Another object of the invention, among others, is to furnish a rack of cheap construction and of marked efiiciency, as will be apparent in the following specification. Reference being had to the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application and in which,

Figure l, is a perspective view of the broom rack holding one broom.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a section of the disk and showing three of the holding loops.

Fig. 3 is a .vertical cross section view.

Fig. 4: is a fragmental sectional view to show the method of engaging the broom handle with the loop.

In the detailed description of the inven tion for convenience numerals will be used to designate the various parts. 1

The invention consists of a body portion 1 formed of any desired shape, (preferably a' disk,) material or size, having a plurality of flexible loops 2 formed around and extending beyond the edge thereof. The upper corner 3 of the edge of the body portion is chamfered upwardly and inwardly to permit of the handle of the broom being readily entered into the loop and also to furnish a better bite against the handle of the broom to hold it in place, as the weight of the broom bearing against the lower edge of the body portion and the inner surfaces of the loops holds it in place. The loops are formed of a continuous rope or other suitable flexible material, bell cord or other plaited rope being preferred. Said rope is securely fastened where it crosses when forming the loops, by a rivet passing through both strands of the rope and into or through the body portion. hen fastening the loops the ends thereof are allowed to project a short distance beyond the edge of the body portion suflicient to receive the end of a broom handle.

T Vhen inserting the brooms in the rack, the same are inclined at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees from the vertical axis ofthe rack, and subsequently released and allowed to gravitate. The brooms will then assume a slightly inclined position with a portion of one side of their handles impinging the lower edge of the body 1, and a portion of the opposite side of their handles above the first mentioned portion impinging the inner surface of the loops 2. By this means, the brooms are not only efliciently retained upon the rack, but owing to the flexibility of the loops, the brooms are capable of lateral swinging movement with out becoming displaced from the rack, which movement may be occasioned by a clerk exhibiting. the brooms to a customer, or by being accidentally brushed against by cus-.

tomers in the store.

A metallic collar having a flange at one end and an opening throughout its length, registering with an opening in the center of the body portion, is fastened thereto. An iron rod 7 with a screw point 8 is inserted in the opening through the collar and body portion and the rack is suspended from the ceiling by said rod, a set screw 9 is provided in the side of the collar to permit of adjusting the rack to any desired height.

It will readily be seen from the foregoing description that I have provided a cheap and eflicient rack for the display and care of brooms while on sale.

What I claim as new in my invention and what I wish to secure by Letters Patent is A broom rack comprising a support, a disk vertically adjustable thereon, the upper circumferential edge thereof being chamfered, a plurality of flexible loops consecutively formed from a continuous piece of cord by overlapping the cord at predetermined intervals, each of said loops pro]ect ing slightly beyond the circumferential edge of the disk, and means passing through said name to this specification in the presence of overlapping cord POI'tlOfiS of said loops and two subscribing Witnesses. into the disk to retain t e loops in osition each of said flexible loops adapted tg receive HAROLD DRAPER and suspend the broom handle frictionally Witnesses: against the said chamfered edge. 0. R. ROBERTSON,

In testimony whereof I have signed my A. R. ENGLAND.

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